Daken: Dark Wolverine #10

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD! Daken’s new life starts here! After razing his father’s old stomping grounds of Madripoor and installing himself as its kingpin, Daken decides to expand his enterprise…and Los Angeles seems ripe for the picking. Don’t miss out as rising star ROB WILLIAMS brings you an all new chapter full of glitz, glamour and the first step towards global domination.

It's commendable that Williams can drive Daken forward into meaningful conflict so soon after the character seemed to reach an emotional plateau. The possibility of Daken losing control over his violent nature coupled with the threats posed by Heat and capable FBI agent Donna Kiel should be enough to convince anyone to pick up this series. Read Full Review

The opening scene of "Daken: Dark Wolverine" #10 seems like a battle cry, a declaration that this series will do crazy things and not worry about spoon-feeding everything. And, then, the issue decides to spoon-feed everything. The explanation of how Daken got to wearing a Captain America mask and using a bazooka is far less interesting than him doing that. Hopefully, Williams realizes where his strengths lie, because they're not in the second half of this comic. Read Full Review

Please tell me this issue was a mistake. Please let it be a bad dream. For the past nine months we have been privileged with amazing stories and art and multiple levels of scheming and backstabbing. That all ended with this issue. Read Full Review